ANG AIR TRO

Temuka Leader, Issue 10485, 19 December 1929, Page 3

ANG AIR TRO

CONBi’.-lTO::.-? IN SC-V.’H ■ CAAffi’ERBURY. ; enormous xt’j-’.-r..: or trout i IN OPIHI. ■ Summed up, the Opihi river is ■ now the superior river for fiy-iishing i in South Canterbury, and it is no . exaggeration to say that enormous ! quantities of fish are being caught iin all the pools; in fact, some. ' anglers assert tiiat they have never • seen so many fish in this .stream, at I least not for the past twenty years, i “At times,” r.s one angler put it. j “the pools literally dance with ! trout.” This is especially the case’, said this angler, on a good evening rise: and if the river keeps in the same good condition through the holidays, there will be thousands of fish caught. In the small streams, j there is a shortage of water, and what is wanted is a heavy rain. A, deal of rain ii::s fallen (luring the past few weeks, but it has lied no j anpreciable effect on lite amount of I water running. A heavy rain, that | would not souk into the soil, would | flush the streams oui. and that is what is wanted at present. j Only an odd trout is being caught • in the Rangitata, but these are in [ beautiful order, and what is more, 1 the stream itself is in I muilful | order for fishing. Thc:-n is a "w.-'‘-1-t | scarcity of “silveries,” and proI hahly accounts for the ab.; r. ■ of j runs. The oulv gtrfr.m w’u any runs worthy of liie name have keen seem this season, is in the l;i. Kahawai ar- very pl-.m'.:! n! around the mouilis of most i,'reams, and especially .-o at th.-,- rncmhs of the Opihi ai-.-i ;b.o Orari. L-'.orm-ois numbers of the ■' lish hare caught on ti: 1’ '-his r- a ■:>■’. end it is nothin;-; <'a';:.'-:’ 1 ” anmer to get. from ■-> Hirer: -i::''.. ing '.lie course of a.:: afternoon. The Orari is still fidiiiv; wall, although the s'rear.’. is ."ll’n. lo.v, partie.uiariy i'. Hio middle waters; and heavv r < a::.' soon, lhe best U'-b-r- v-i-o--- v I! : ■ dry in the middle beds. Export a»i.'.l..'rare still get.::!.-: -o'." u’— mi: in iho lower wa ■■:''. >n t!i :■ fiy. The Oh:’.: ■ oi' the riiat has boo ’ - a li . ml .-amo ::: • ’'.'ii' every :m' '■ .- to •-■.,•! " .ket o' : -r;>m six to ; >! of . - ' Th.' V'-ii-i ■■■■ : ■ . ! ’ ( : is bee'i !a: .1-. A ’-. r.l alm :i': •ilk-M -re 'oml : P liiY. '■ ■ ■’ Hi- It hing in 'lm • ,'L trout in : Mid. '■ a-wi.i ■ • mi j ’ iierc is a ! .: o'c.itety !'■ ; • r ‘- i tlmm. tiglci':: al’-"' - • : ”" ; io ;• (’oxe’i ;;-b J- ; O’.’ eV--:- : l|g i'i 1 ’ ' i ii .-!; 11: t’l .- I') Jib - : It ' i ■■ v rr .Il : : a '' ■ a a w ■ ' j -- .' ip ml Hi Ilin :■ :• ! . hers :•!!■' ('!' th- ■ ■ I. J .. ; .j ; , . ...... ...) .- u . a-w.F-’ ; -Ha; ri.'i. Then- is m l -'. ■; ' ler i mouib III" (Rihi. ai’d some ”i; a I : -,-e I-.- - ’igitl ’.iwv: well Hie i (salnwm ) !’’■ am! !, ai.. ’'i:-'': j ■ ;; re e.’i-l c.m.’ of Hi ’an -'I j repof; taking iia to -'ivo of f::e:;e j.' •;) on nil - visi' to ihi-. sir; am. I There i:-' a .’M" lock o 1 ’ ": ■■ t'm t j in lhe lower poo is and r.ome .ar- - -lors ' report, runs of ii'-'h at II;-' motiih of j !!:!'-. river. Am. -.-. I;-.-- up :''tl down i H: > Drill! rt: t-.ro.ami. 'mo is s’’’' ' of I ■ rood basket of good Us’ ■ and • is here ih i: the best i:".sxel.-' of i-sh ! have I mi-on ihi ; season. Tb j ’:e S > fi-.:-. -, a is. ia.-or- dnm’ w.'i li’C i' !y ’ - „ ; Th,- ?'i:-rnr: will bo m'.K.l :?;;lly i useless 1 w iLh’’!'!' shortly, ov, ii-v i 11;, o' .'!•'■ ■’ L -"F" ’ I rain come ; .-oou. Even m>v.. ■:: i thing like slice-' ■ w i.i me! wi It. :’ow ' ! --ngl--!-:-: are r:i' --i| n ' tile I’mi 1 ■ ii J:: .--o'.’!'. :■ •-'■ .m eV' n '”"' H • not l.iy, i -i of iiww.' Unw”’ i' r ,- ■ mjund al! in si-'endid e<-.:.’;ii<m i - ■ i'i!.:e'i freely. The rat):-.; txi pci lemu <1 have no: mid -I !■> lh<‘ i vol-.-"-- of th-- How. and 'it Hi" l>wi ■ -li-- draW’iitf for ill" Ti- : marl: town supply is alisorlun'.!’ j i i-ree-parts of :he wati-t in -he t . .i(iri< are <-<m:ing H- ; !... ~,i . all is doing ■ moi’-.'. : Ic.' ’ • ,: ; i • . v . i rot’-1 in. :h" Atucki-rzie i ( , s j. l a -pi ,(j I lll> in weighi p, ; laiely. Iml ”” di - .ji... ;■ i|:> ■;!:•. all ItOU.’.’.ll il ib !;i;own ‘1; ;1 aimlers havp been il,e. . • in j-leniy. ...- >..hai;> heeii s-. 'U so 1: i’ ■, ;he \V. i:a ‘i. There are no " . ports of any having been caughi •